Just for the fun of it, why don't we all put down some predictions for 2013? Then we can revisit again at end-2013 to see how many of us managed to get it right, haha!
Let me start first.
2013 Predictions
STI +10%
Residential Property Market +5%
Industrial Property Market +10%
Inflation +4.5%
GDP Growth +3%
George Yeo stands for Sengkang East constituency and wins the by-election.haha
Oil price drops to US$60
Gold drops to US$1200
Third casino + hotel + MICE to be built in Changi. No need to travel to city area for gambling. No need to clear custom to gamble with direct light rail from airport to casino.
(28-12-2012, 02:21 PM)Musicwhiz Wrote: [ -> ]Just for the fun of it, why don't we all put down some predictions for 2013? Then we can revisit again at end-2013 to see how many of us managed to get it right, haha!
Let me start first.
2013 Predictions
STI +10%
Residential Property Market +5%
Industrial Property Market +10%
Inflation +4.5%
GDP Growth +3%
STI - 10%
Bank INT. RATE 2%
Residential Property Market -10%
Inflation +5%
GDP Growth -2%
STI - 5%
Inflation +5%
Residential prop mkt -10%
Industrial prop +5%
Sale of a $1.1 million HDB resale flat
STI - 5%
Residential Property Market +8%
Inflation +3%
GDP Growth -1%
Unemployment rate 3%
Ratio of Foreigners to locals: 1 : 2
Healthcare Industry + 10%
My two cents, although I'm usually hopeless at this kind of thing .......
2013 Predictions
i) STI: +10%, hitting 3,500 before end-year.
ii) Residential Property Market: Flat, with a drop off in the very-high-end stuff.
iii) Industrial Property Market: low single digit % increase.
iv) Inflation +3.5%.
v) GDP Growth +4%.
vi) S$ trades below 1.20 to the US$ before end 2013.
vii) One of (but not both) Kingsmen Creatives or Lee Kim Tah is subject to a G.O.
viii) Muddy Waters "attacks" another Singapore listed entity, i.e. another after Olam - this time its victim is one that is NOT backed by Temasek.
1)Sti cross 4000
2)Interest rate remains <1%
3)Property +5%
4)Coe Cat A cross 100k
5)Pap lose punggol east smc
6)Sgd to Usd cross below $1.10
7)China GDP +10%
8)Sg GDP + 5%
9)Inflation at high 6%
10)Another Mp kanna sex scandal
- Peter lim/ng boon gay found guilty
- Another scandal to hit PAP
- More cooling measures for spore housing
- 100k COE[/align]
Archaeologist discovered new Mayan tablets that said the world will end in Dec 2013, the 2012 was a typo error.
1) STI will move back to 2600 around March - May period, for the year should end lower than 2012
2) Residential Property Market should be down due to lower rental yield and increase supply of TOP units
3) Industrial Property Market should remain firm for 1st 6mths then decline due to increase TOP units
4) Inflation at +4
5) GDP Growth +1
6) Oil price should drop $60
7) Gold drop to low of $1440
8) Dollar/Sing below US$120
9) Bank interest rate at 2%
10) COE for Cat A above $100k before Feb and drop later